TEN FOLDS (An Anthology of Poems for the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah) Reminders are meant for the believers. They reap the benefits not just in this world and the hereafter. It is my pleasure to present to you this maiden publication from the stables of Ashraf’s scribbles with the…
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NEVER LOSE HOPE IN ALLAH — Abolaji Abdullah As Muslims, we are open to trial from the Almighty. He would definitely test us to know our level of faith as He has done to our predecessors. He afflicted them with pains that are strange to them and despite the afflictions,…
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THE HOSPITAL HARBORS TRAGEDY — Olatunde Azeezah (PenTalks) Wealth is sometimes trapped in pills, When the diet that got balanced vomits nutrition. Teach me how an architect — fate draws a single bed in a mansion, How the leaves your seed spew, Spreads on the tree under the shiny Sun…
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FASTING ‘ARAFAH ON A SATURDAY — Sanni Kay Yusuf Jurisprudencial matters which have no scholarly consensus from time immemorial shouldn’t heat up our mosques. I urge our brothers not to prove more intelligent than the custodians of knowledge. The hadeeth urging Muslims to fast on Arafat day as expiation for…
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TRILOGY OF CREATION: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE (3) — SHEHU, Abdus-Salam Aladodo. To (The Future) When a supposed green plant dries off, it is termed to have died. It returns back to its previous position i.e. The plant was nothing before its seeds were planted, until it blossomed…
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TEN DAYS OF INNUMERABLE REWARD. — SHEHU, Abdus-salam Aladodo To Allah belongs all praise and adoration, for He is the Just, the wise. We exalt Him by the multitude of His creations, by His pleasure, by the weight of his throne and by the extent of His words. It is…
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RATIONALIZING THE TRUTH: FACTS DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELING. — Balogun Abdulbasit Umar “It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has…
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BETWEEN FEAR AND HOPE By Balogun Abdulbasit Umar Between fear and hope lies a sinful servant. Who is unsure if his deeds are enough to save him. And is hopeful of meeting his Lord, Oft-forgiving and merciful. Between fear and hope, Sits a fearful servant. Caught up in his fear…
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YOUR BOYS HAVE BECOME DEVILS. — Olanrewaju Alhassan Adedokun There is some news about your teenage boys that you must listen to; you might never have a better chance to hear this in a clearer voice; the only other chance you might have at hearing this -maybe when they are…
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THEY HAD BETTER HEED — Sanni Kay Yusuf If I was asked to itemise stuffs I disliked doing as mosque administrator, two things would top my list: arbitrating in marital discords and being consulted to know whether or not a suitor is worth making a good husband. Marital matters threatening…
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